NDPC Reconvenes Gas Capture Task Force

Feb 19, 2018

The North Dakota Petroleum Council has reconvened a task force to explore means of pursuing higher natural gas capture and spurring additional infrastructure development.

The Natural Gas Capture and Infrastructure Development Task Force (NGCID) met last week to establish goals and will begin collecting and analyzing data to find common challenges that can be addressed through industry-wide coordinated efforts.

Among the largest challenges has been the industry downturn. Although natural gas production has increased over the past two years, the depressed market inhibited investment in gas processing and transmission assets. Industry has announced more than 800 million cubic feet per day of new or expanded processing capacity that will help accommodate production, but other challenges exist that will require a collaborative approach.